National Football Academy (Singapore)

The National Football Academy, commonly referred to as NFA, is a football academy based in Jalan Besar, Singapore. It was launched by the Football Association of Singapore on 13 August 2000 with the aim of developing Singapore's most promising young footballers.[1] Trainees are scouted through a systematic talent identification process before being given the chance to develop their skills under some of the best youth coaches in the country. With teams at every age level from U-14 to U-18, the NFA co-ordinates the development of young Singaporean footballers at a national level through the domestic league system, international youth tournaments as well as overseas training attachments.

National Football Academy
Short nameNFA
Founded13 August 2000; 24 years ago (13 August 2000)
AssociationFootball Association of Singapore
LeaguePrime League
StadiumJalan Besar Sports and Recreation Centre
Jalan Besar, Singapore 1°18′36″N 103°51′37″E / 1.310016°N 103.860347°E / 1.310016; 103.860347
BranchesNFA Blues U-17
NFA Reds U-18

The NFA Under-18 team is made up of promising Singaporean players under the age of 18 and serves as a feeder squad mainly to the Young Lions as well as other clubs in the Singapore Premier League. The FAS enters both the NFA Blues U-17 and NFA Reds U-18 teams in the Prime League, the official reserve league of the Singapore Premier League, to allow their players to gain more exposure and match experience by playing against older and more established players. The NFA U-15 and U-16 teams also participate in the annual Lion City Cup organised by the FAS since 2011.

The NFA has produced many graduates who went on to represent the Singapore national team.

NFA Under-15

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NFA U-15 performance record at the Lion City Cup

Edition Year Placing
23rd 2011 3rd
24th 2012 6th
25th 2013 6th
26th 2015 4th

NFA Under-16

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NFA U-16 performance record at the Lion City Cup

Edition Year Placing
23rd 2011 Runners-up
24th 2012 Runners-up
25th 2013 5th
26th 2015 3rd

NFA Under-17

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Jurong West Stadium
 
 
 
 
 
 
NFA Blues

The NFA Blues is based at the 3,200-seater Jurong West Stadium for its Prime League matches.

2014 Prime League squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1   SGP Muhammad Zharfan Bin Rohaizad
2 DF   SGP Adam Hakeem
4   SGP Royce Chua
5   SGP Lionel Tan (c)
6   SGP Ribiyanda Saswadimata
7   SGP Mohamed Nasrul Bin Mohamed Taib
9   SGP Andin Addie
10   SGP Syafiq Irawan
11   SGP Amiruldin Asraf
12   SGP Hafiz Baharuddin
No. Pos. Nation Player
13   SGP Joshua Bernard Pereira
14   SGP Rydha Syarriel
15   SGP Leonard Chen
17 MF   SGP Karthik Raj
18   SGP Russell Joachim Lee
19   SGP Zulkhair Mustaffa
20   SGP Shah Zulkarnean
22   SGP Ahmad Fadly Bin Mohamed Tamiri
24   SGP Ariyan Shamsuddin
25   SGP Brandon Marc Cher

NFA Under-18

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NFA Reds

The NFA Reds is based at the 3,000-seater Bukit Gombak Stadium for its Prime League matches.

2014 Prime League squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SGP Kenny Loh
2 DF   SGP Ramle Umar Akhbar
3 DF   SGP Darren Teh
4 DF   SGP Taufiq Muqminin
5 DF   SGP Sadik Said
6 DF   SGP Kenneth Lee
7 MF   SGP Zulfadhmi Suzliman
8 MF   SGP Muhelmy Suhaimi (c)
9 FW   SGP Iqram Rifqi
10 MF   SGP Suhairi Sabri
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   SGP Fahrish Khan
12 GK   SGP Tham Yong Jun
13 MF   SGP Haiqal Sulaiman
14 MF   SGP Ashshiddiq Misban
15 MF   SGP Khairuddin Omar
16 DF   SGP Bryan Tan
17 DF   SGP Daniel Shafiq
19 MF   SGP Ashari Borhan
20 FW   SGP A Pavithran
21 FW   SGP Jeremy Lam

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Football Academy - Shaping the future of Singapore football". The Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.